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Silk Way Airlines is flying freighters to Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia. One of its airplanes may be delivering goods to an airport near you.
COVID has been great for stocks. In ocean shipping, container and dry bulk shares rode the wave. Tankers stocks sank.
As companies purchase carbon credits to help meet net-zero emissions goals, AskWaves digs into the positives and negatives of carbon offsets.
Congress is considering several options to keep the Highway Trust Fund afloat.
Buyers and suppliers have turned to supply chain finance to manage liquidity needs for decades. However, supplier finance programs have seen increased scrutiny from regulatory bodies, which seek greater disclosure.
FreightWaves examines ways carriers can limit their GHG emissions that won’t cost them an additional investment in electric vehicles.
This AskWaves column explains why investors and other transportation stakeholders look at operating ratio as a way to gauge a company’s financial health.
Relying on fossil fuels to move people and goods creates a massive carbon footprint that the transportation industry is only starting to address.
The average truck’s carbon footprint is 201,834 kilograms or 223 tons of carbon dioxide per year.
CVSA inspectors will focus on lighting and hours of service during the annual 72-hour safety blitz throughout North America on May 4-6.
Scope 3 emissions are often left out of corporate emission-reduction goals and disclosures, but “they have to be on someone’s books,” said Lila Holzman, senior energy program manager at As You Sow.
Ghost flights — passenger aircraft with no passengers, only cargo — were never a thing before the coronavirus pandemic. In the past year, airlines have operated thousands of passenger aircraft as mini-freighters. Who are the industry leaders?
By and large, trucks from Canada and Mexico can’t move domestic loads within the U.S. But things get a little more complicated in the nitty-gritty of federal cabotage regulations.
The TWIC program provides drivers with government identification cards, like a driver’s license, to access secured maritime facilities and vessels. U.S. citizens and certain immigration categories can apply for the program.
A customs broker can help navigate cross-border freight. But companies should know what to look for in a customs brokerage.
FedEx and UPS have invested billions of dollars to replicate the favorable characteristics of B2B traffic for B2C. The long battle seems to be turning in their favor.
Truck driving can be stressful when carrying unusual freight. These are five fairly odd loads that have been lost.
Tanker and bulker spot rates can go sub zero — some tanker rates are there now. What do the negative numbers really mean?
Positive train control, also known as PTC, is a safety technology aimed at automatically stopping a freight or passenger train before a collision. This Ask Waves article describes what it is, its history and its future implications.
A half-dozen basic tips on what drayage truck drivers must consider when picking up a container chassis from a pool.
